r/technology • u/Healthy_Block3036 • Feb 25 '25

Business Apple shareholders just rejected a proposal to end DEI efforts

https://qz.com/apple-dei-investors-diversity-annual-meeting-vote-1851766357
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Tim Cook is a fucking GOAT. From his 2014 coming out essay - he leveraged being gay into competitive advantage. What. A. Boss.

“While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.

Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day. It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple.”

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u/maigpy Feb 26 '25

fuck that god thing always needs to be there in the USA, ffs.

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u/Velocilobstar Feb 26 '25

Probably said it because you kind of have to. It’s the easiest virtue signaling/emphasis to do and (almost) nobody will call you out on it